Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1887-09-14
She Knew it Then.

lt was frontier post, six compa
niea, Colonel in command and Mrs.
Colonel in command of him; the boys
called her 1.-THE General" But Miss
Mary, the Colonel's daughter, all
thought was the loveIiest creature on
earth Frank Moore, Post AdjU:ant,
noble fellow, proposed and was re-
fused. Then came young Vancamp.
just graduated from 1.-THE Point" with
no end of ducats In the bank and his
family, and he made fierce love to Miss
Mary. The General backed him for all
she was worth, and Mary did not dis
like the lively, good looking and very
rich youngster, while she was some
what in awe of quiet, stern Moore.
One evening, after dusk, the adiu-
tant walked up towards the Colonel's
house. When within SIX feet of the
porch, he quickly came to a ''right
about'' and made his way back to his
Office. Ten minutes after, the corporal
of the guard appeared at the door;
with him, on reeking, blown horse,
was a ranchman. There was news 10
! tell, the Reds were out, two families
had been butchered, their homes
burned, and stock carried away.
Moore again went to the chiefs
quarters. and entered, passing Miss
Mary and Vancamp, seated very close
! together. The veteran was confined
/ 10 his chair 10y old wounds. Frank
made his report and received his orders.
IF you have no objection, Sir" he
! said,'I should like 10 go with my troop;
| Office work is rather wearing, and
| feel sort of rusty"
Certainly, my boy, certainly. 1t
/ will do YOU good. You have looked
rather seedy the last while past. I'd
20 myself If L could. Give them Hail
! COlumia. Moore, but take care of your
self. can't get such an adJutant every
day."
/ ~ think the trip would do you much
good, Mr.. Moore" spoke up the Gen
eral. "A good radiance of bad rub
bisn," she said, under her breath.
"Thank you. sir, I'il attend TO all
details and Wen start at once" and he
hurried out. pausing only to say Good
by'' 10 Miss Mary, to hold her hand a
moment in his, and TO look into her
eyes with a deep steady gazo that
made her blush and caused her heart
to beat tumultuousiy. Then there
were the calls, the orders, the hasty
issuing of ratiOns, 'boOts and saddles,
and in half an hour they were off.
Vancamp dad not go; fifteen min
uJeS before the news arrived, he had
been accepted by Mary. lie told heI
he would resign, and pictured in glow
ing language the grandeur aud pleasure
OF the life they were TO lead.
Tie General was in heaven; the old
Colonel gTowled a little. but was moi
i'll pleased. lie had hoped Moore
would WIN his girl; lie did not know
That his favoTIte had tried and failed.
| Three days after came a courier, late
one evening y report from the cap
tain commadiug the expedition, told
how they had one brush with the fot
and were now driving them. All wa:
well, except that Lieutenent Moore
had been shot IN the lung, and lie Wal
sent back with The courier.
Too bad, too bad,' cried the Col
cnel. The best of the lot, l ough
not to have let him CO."
Where is Mr.. Moore? Have han
brought here" he said to the tired
dusty trooper who stood before him
1.-The Lieutenant IS at Mccarthy
ranch, sir, twelve miles up South Fork
lie took to bleeding so. and got 81
weak lie could not sit on his horse
| had to hold him on for five nile.
. / bEAOlc Nt EOE AlAEAG- 4lC StEAA4Nl hE
uermined To reach here with me, bU
he Just couldn't do SO. l left hin
there abed and insenslble, but they II,
kind folks there, sir, and the womeI
Will DO what they can"
Just then the General and Mis-
Mary entered the room. The troope
stepped toward the young lady and
saluted.
BEG pardon, Colonel, and madam
and MSS; hut the Lieutenant, wheI
we started back, wrote these few line
and told me, IN case he could not reacl
her, or died on the way, l was to tax
them from his pocketbook and Civ
them to you;" and the soldier too
, from his breast folded paper-a lea
, torn from q note-book-and handed i
to the astlnished, frightened girl.
She opened it and read:
, Mary, have been badly hurt. l
|, | is long hard ride back. L may die c
,, the would or of bemorrhage. Yo
will forgive me when L say once moCe
| love you, and never loved a woma
but you. What l saw the evening W
, | started convinced me you have mad
your choice. He Is young, but thin
a good fellow. You will be very ricf
| Uub lOu LlA4oh lloL IViA . ! NY AANLAt AOi
! tune; | leave all l have to you-ther
is no one living belonging to mt
Your father has my viii, though h
does not know its contents. God fO
: ever bless you. GOod-by-
FEANK MOORE"
g The girl dropped the paper and stOoC
q white and still, as statue. tt
d General pounced upon the scrap, an
K while she was adjusting her eye-glasse
t Mary was hearing from her fatht
and the man such particulars {
: could be quickly told.
e Where is he? Where did you sa
a he wasp she asked with bated breatl
"At McCarthy's ranch, twely
e miles up South Fork, Miss"
= "Fatherl" and she turned to the Co
: onel with a command of air and speec
3 totally unlike her,-"Father, L mt
Il have the ambulance"
GO" she said to the trooper, ste
them TO put the bes5 mules to the al
bulance, ask Sergeant Major Green
pick ouu six men for an escort, and n'
d a moment is TO be lOstl"
j. "Wh-wh-whaIi my dear, why Mary
l. spluttered the Colonel.
"Hity tightyl what's all this, Mis-
v are you craZy?'' doomed the Genera
/. lit means that am going TO Fran
a Moore; I'm going to him if l have
IS walk, and by myself. He's dying,
4. wants me, know he wants me; al
l. I'm going to him."
le 1.-The girls crazy, raVing craZyl ca
Of onel do you hear her? Why don't u
exert your authority. Oh! that
ul should live to see my Child act S
b. You shan't stir out of this house til
Y, night, Miss, if L have to put an arm;
ID guard over you"
d Il am going to Frank Moore" a
W swered Mary, and she left the room
ir prepare for her journey.
The General raised a perfect cyclon
" but her usually obedient daughter W
" deaf and dumb to commands, ,entreatie
al arguments, threats, and consideration